The impression of Newcastle

On the one hand, the majority of the business street and prosperous areas are in the city centre or beside the River Tyne. These groups of buildings are crossed, however, others are scattered. Most of the enterprises in the city centre have two levels. There don’t exist some office buildings that have lots of floors, which makes the space become wider. Though some shops are new in the city centre, but there are still some ancient typical European buildings, for example, church and ST Thomas. The purpose of urban planning is clear. To provide people with a quiet living condition and a convenient working condition, which lets people can enjoy life and throw themselves into work meanwhile. A lot of scenic spots are near the city centre or River Tyne. At the same time, lots of the fast food shops make it convenient for people to visit. Some buildings are old. Most of the buildings are classical. Masses of the architectures don’t use lime to cover the surface, sometime even make part of the bricks unfold inside, such as Robinson Library. But the newly-built buildings cotton with the old buildings. They don’t damage the style there. Many architectures’ roofs are inclined, which make it quick to drain off water, especially express in the old small buildings and private houses. The most significant impression of Newcastle is River Tyne. There are several different style’s bridges across it. Some bridges are ancient, others are modern. They unfold the changing with the time.

On the other hand, a lot of grassland are distract from the city centre, which are located among the private houses are far from the city centre, which have been built in the several decades. The houses are similar to each other which makes foreigners easy to be lost.
The shape of the walks likes make city centre as the centre, then diffuses towards every direction. The walks are two-way street, which are adapted to the population there. The roads were built according to the landform. Part of the walks aren’t straight. There aren’t clear sign between roads. The material to pave roads are made by bricks or stones because of the climate there. It is easy to drain off the water and makes air moist.

The impression of life there

I have been Newcastle for a month. Maybe you won't adapt to the climate there when you first come here. Beacuse it will rain if there is cloudy; otherwise it is sunny. But after several days, you will like newcastle. The air is clean, the city is quiet.

The people there are very friendly. The first week was about registering. We were new to the university, so we were often lost. But there were always people asked us whether we need help. And it was the first time when I had got bus pass to take no.1 bus. I took wrong direction. I asked the driver for help. He told me I should wait at the bus stop. After getting off the bus, I couldn't find the bus stop(The signs of bus are small if the bus stops aren't mafor). The driver saw me, he called me back and took me to the next bigger bus stop. So you need't worry you will be bullied there.

The high socre of IELST can't help you a lot there. You must learn how to get into the life there, how to take notes. The teacher will teach you how to do that. Teachers are available whether you are on class or off the class. You can send e-mail to the teacher to ask for help. They are patient to students. If you are worried about social life, it is useless. The student union have a lot of activities you can join in. You must know control yourself there. Because it all depends on yourself what person you will be.

The Newcastle has many views you can visit, such as Tyne River, Tyne Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Angle of the North(the biggest sculpture in the U.K.). If you like art, newcastle is a good choice. Some of the museums and galleries are free to entry. Others' charge are cheaper. There is metro centre which is the biggest shopping centre in the Europe. There are many different kinds of shops in the city centre. So you needn't care about this. The expense in newcastle is very lower in the U.K.

If you want to study abroad, Newcastle is a good choice.